MemorialsWingham 28th Manning Valley Regional Cadet Unit Memorial
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A display cabinet of archival items related to the 28th Manning Valley Regional Cadet Union, located in the Wingham Museum. Alongside the cabinet is a plaque dedicated to John Lancelot Andrews and the boy soldiers of the Manning Valley. It was unveiled by Dr A. Kay Redpath on 22 April 2015. Notes on veteran: John Andrews was born in the Manning River District and enlisted on 29 December 1916 as a private in the 54th Battalion. He was killed in action on 26 September 1917 at Polygon Wood, Flanders. He was buried in the New Irish Farm Cemetery at St Jean-les-Ypres, Belgium. Military records indicate he was 19 years, however his mother stated he was 16 years eight months old.